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08-29-2006, 10:29 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario
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| When to Get Next Booster? Angel had her first puppy shot when she was 13 weeks old on Apr. 12/06 and a 2nd one when she was 16 weeks old on May 8/06, which were taken care of by the breeder. I was told by the breeder she didn't need anymore puppy shots and that her next booster should be done at 1 year of age. Then it should be done every 3 years. TCC and I took Angel to the vet's for her rabies shot yesterday at almost 8 months old. I didn't see the invoice until I got home as TCC paid for the visit, and it says Angel's first year physical exam and vaccines are due on Apr. 9/07. I thought her booster was supposed to be done when she's 1 years old on Jan. 6/07? She had her first shot on Apr. 12/06, which is what I assume the vet is going by for the next booster. Should the booster be done on Angel's 1-year birthday or should it be done 1 year from her first shot? Last edited by DJ30; 08-29-2006 at 10:31 AM. |
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08-29-2006, 01:29 PM | #2 |
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| I called the vet's office and spoke to the receptionist. I asked her about the booster and found out that Angel should be going back on her birthday. She said they normally like to have patients come back on their birthdays and return on the same date in the future. She's going to change this in Angel's record. I'd still like to know when you take your babies in for their booster after their puppy shots are completed. I've read online and in books that it's either at 1 year of age or 1 year after their first puppy shot, which is confusing. |
08-29-2006, 02:03 PM | #3 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: El Paso, Texas
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| Rabies boosters are given one year after the first vaccine was given. The parvo combo booster vaccine (I never give lepto to my Yorkies) is given one year after the last vaccine in the series of puppy shots was given. In larger dogs, a rabies vaccine is usually given at 4 months which is the same time the last parvo combo vaccine is given so the dogs are on the same schedule for both boosters. With Yorkies, I prefer to hold off on the rabies until at least 6 months and since I wouldn't ever give two vaccines at the same time (always 3 weeks apart to give their immune system time to recover from the first vaccine) I just keep track of the dates. I, personally only give the boosters every 2 years (have even considered only doing boosters every 3 years because of all the information about over-vaccination) after the first booster and discontinue boosters all together when the dog is seven years old. |
08-29-2006, 02:15 PM | #4 |
My furkids Donating Member | Correct me if I'm wrong YTer's but, she should have had her first shot at 8 weeks old,then 10wks old. I believe 12 and 14 weeks old as well. And they get their Rabies around 6 months (my vet waits until they are a year old because of their size.) The first 4 shots help prevent parvo as well as a few other things that the puppys can get.
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08-29-2006, 02:43 PM | #5 | |
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From peteducation.com Maternal antibody The primary cause of vaccine failure is an interfering level of maternal antibody. Newborn puppies and kittens receive disease protection from their mother through the transfer of antibodies. These antibodies are transferred from the mother through the placenta and through colostrum, the first milk the newborns receive. Antibodies are small disease-fighting proteins produced by certain types of cells called 'B cells.' The proteins are made in response to 'foreign' particles such as bacteria or viruses. These antibodies bind with certain proteins (antigens) on foreign particles like bacteria, to help inactivate them. The age at which puppies and kittens can effectively be immunized is proportional to the amount of antibody protection the young animals received from their mother. High levels of maternal antibodies present in a puppy's or kitten's bloodstream will block the effectiveness of a vaccine. When the maternal antibodies drop to a low enough level in the puppy or kitten, immunity (protection from disease) can be produced through vaccination. The antibodies from the mother generally circulate in the newborn's blood for a number of weeks. There is a period of time from several days to several weeks in which the maternal antibodies are too low to provide protection against the disease, but too high to allow a vaccine to work. This period is called the window of susceptibility. This is the time when despite being vaccinated, a puppy or kitten can still contract the disease. This window of susceptibility can vary widely. The length and timing of the window of susceptibility is different in every litter and between animals in the same litter. Let us take canine parvovirus as an example. A study of a cross section of different puppies showed that the age at which they were able to respond to a vaccine and develop protection (become immunized) covered a wide period of time. At six weeks of age, 25% of the puppies could be immunized. At 9 weeks, 40% of the puppies were able to respond to the vaccine and were protected. The number increased to 60% by 16 weeks, and by 18 weeks, 95% of the puppies could be immunized | |
09-08-2006, 11:14 AM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario
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| What about the rest of you? Did your Yorkies get their booster shot at 1 year of age or a year after their last puppy shot? Did they get their 2nd rabies shot a year after their 1st one? Last edited by DJ30; 09-08-2006 at 11:17 AM. |
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